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Southwark Cyclists volunteer, Werner, will be holding the speedgun on Salter Road between 11am and 1pm. This is the first time back on the road for Speedwatch for more than five months. The volunteers, organised and supported by PCSO Kevin Phillips, target known rat-runs and race-tracks suggested by the public. Volunteers get training on how […]
Organised by the Met, this is a partnership between the police and the community. Representing the police we have PCSO Kevin Phillips, new father and Welshman, loves his volunteers and hates speeders. Representing the community, a Southwark Cyclist volunteer holding the speed gun. Not just us I should explain: councillors, concerned residents and a cross-section […]
Southwark Cyclists' volunteer Werner will be wielding the speedgun on Salter Road in SE1. Numbers on the road have risen as people have been frightened off the buses and tubes and aggro has increased at the same time. Drivers, like all of us, have personal fears and interrupted private lives. Neither makes them safer. You […]
Southwark Cyclists' volunteer Sally Eva will be wielding the speedgun and PCSO Kevin Phillips will be taking the numbers of offending vehicles. These sessions are organised by the Met in collaboration with TfL. TfL do the funding and the volunteers and the Met do the doing. Some of the speeds they find are rather remarkable […]
Southwark Cyclists' volunteer, Werner will be pointing his speed gun at motorists in SE16. The speed limit is 20mph guys. It may be a wide and empty road but that doesn't mean you can make up your own rules. The guy in charge is PCSO Kevin Phillips who does the organising and provides protective muscle […]
TfL and the Met are studying the Speedwatch stats and trying to make patterns with them. So this Speedwatch will be in a location only previously done at the weekend. At the weekend it catches loads of drivers, particularly cabbies. The aim is to see whether it is better or worse when the tradesmens' vans […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be holding the speed gun and shouting out car speeds on Lordship Lane. With him will be PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down car numbers, makes and colours. A succession of drivers, spotting them, will be standing on their brakes. It's a good way to help them remember what the speed […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be helping the police with their enquiries in Long Lane. Specifically their enquiries into who's driving too fast and not spotting the guys in yellow fluorescent holding a speed gun. Answer: a surprisingly large number. The volunteer holds the gun, clocks the speeds and shouts them out. PCSO Kevin Phillips […]
Southwark Cyclists volunteer Werner will be wielding the speedgun and shouting out the (outrageous) speeds on Salter Road. PCSO Kevin Phillips will be taking their numbers, makes and colours and organising the reproving letters coming their way. First two strikes are letters with growing levels of threat. Third puts the numbers on the police national […]
A Southwark Cyclist volunteer will be pointing a speed gun at hurriedly braking drivers on Salter Road. With her will be PCSO Kevin Phillips writing down number plates, make and colour of those who didn't stamp on the brakes hard enough. Getting noted down for the first time gets you a letter from TfL pointing […]